Posted on 06/26/2010 9:45:26 AM PDT by GiovannaNicoletta
The Obama administration is set to propose a new system for authenticating people, organizations and infrastructure on the Web. The online authentication and identity management system would be targeted at the transactional level -- for example, when someone logs into their banking website or completes an online e-commerce purchase.
Making such a system effective, however, will require creating an "identity ecosystem," backed by extensive public/private cooperation, said White House cybersecurity coordinator Howard Schmidt, delivering the opening keynote speech at the Symantec Government Symposium 2010 in Washington on Tuesday.
"This strategy cannot exist in isolation," he said. "It's going to take all of us working together." Furthermore, "we should not have to dramatically change the way we do business -- this should be a natural path forward," he said.
That path forward will hinge on a new draft of the National Strategy for Trusted Identities in Cyberspace, due to be released Friday for the first time to the public, for a three-week comment period. Formerly known as the National Strategy for Secure Online Transactions, the report offers specific strategy and implementation recommendations, and may also recommend more sweeping policy and privacy changes.
The report builds on the Obama-commissioned Cyberspace Policy Review, which analyzed the government's information and communications infrastructure defensive capabilities. One of the report's recommendations was to "build a cybersecurity-based identity management vision and strategy that addresses privacy and civil liberties interests, leveraging privacy-enhancing technologies for the nation."
Simply issuing a Web-friendly biometric identification card to everyone in the country, of course, wouldn't necessarily make anyone or anything more secure, including online transactions. As the report also notes, to be effective, security tools and technology must be complemented by education. "There is always a necessity to do awareness and education of the end user," said Schmidt. "But you're not trying to teach the end user how to be a security expert."
It makes you more vulnerable and less secure. It’s a damn, freakin’ scam.
It’s a National Identifier - IDENTIFIER - a way to more easily identify you, but for what purpose???
Go F yourself you skinny Kenyan Marxist!
They never stop
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This surprises you? They won’t stop and why should they? They have such docile, chicken sh*t willing sheep that will allow them to do whatever the hell they want. I’m over it, I have given up. We are out of here in January. What time is American Idol on? I’ve seen more anger from morons over who lost AI than I have over what is happening to our country. Without the values and freedom America is just another piece of land.
It’s for national security. If you have nothing to hide you have nothing to worry about.
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GO TO HELL!
That little skinny queer can KMA.
I certainly hope so. When you mess with their internet....you’re toast! Srsly!
POLITICAL JUDO.
could be, but not even the white hats will stand for this. The black hat hackers will be hitting it hard trying to knock it out on a daily basis.
Bingo.
Establishing a foundation for control by the state of access to and content on the internet “in the name of the people.”
We can be sure that irresponsible speculation as to the circumstances of the Leader’s birth will not be permitted!
Get *THAT* line to Rush, Hannity, Savage, Coulter, Steyn, and Levin -- or get Sarah to say it -- and the plan will die *INSTANTLY*.
Thanks for your insight and wisdom.
Cheers!
Where’s all the Bush bashers that were crying dictatorship and police state and privacy loss when he introduced Homeland Security?
Rev 13:17 — And that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark, or the name of the beast, or the number of his name.
So, there might be three ‘methods’ to buy/sell.
Like the ShoreBank amendment...
FUBO
It is incumbent upon the honorable craftsman to be aware
of whether or not his services are being used
as a means to accomplish evil ends -
and to act [or not] accordingly.
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